Jiang E is a Chinese-language writer about whom limited public information is available. One work by this author is included in the collection: the essay collection Su Nü Ri Chang (An Ordinary Woman's Everyday Life). The book suggests that her writing draws on the stuff of daily life, taking shape in plain, natural prose with the approachable tone of a personal essay. The title's "ordinary woman" points to the circumstances and self-reflection of ordinary women, revealing close attention to everyday experience and a calm, humorous attitude. Because details such as her dates of birth and death, nationality, and education are not known, a full account of her life and work cannot be given. Based on the available material, Jiang E's writing is best represented by the everyday essays in Su Nü Ri Chang, which should appeal to readers interested in life writing and essays from a woman's perspective.
